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Preparing for practice: students' reflections on their final clinical experience.

Cathy Cooper1, Lois B Taft, Mary Thelen

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 54702, USA. cooperca@uwec.edu

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|September 24, 2005
PubMed
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Final-year nursing students experience significant stress and unique challenges during their last clinical rotation. Understanding their cognitive and emotional responses is key to supporting their transition into registered nurse (RN) practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Graduating nursing students face unique stressors and challenges during their final clinical experience.
  • Understanding student perspectives is crucial for faculty and clinical nurses to facilitate a smoother transition into practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the cognitive and emotional responses of baccalaureate nursing students during their final clinical experience.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-two senior nursing students participated in a 6-week study.
  • Weekly "thinking-in-action" reflections were collected and analyzed using qualitative methods.

Main Results:

  • Seven emergent themes included: awareness of human vulnerability, the weight of registered nurse (RN) responsibility, recognizing personal limits, self-evaluation, patient/family perspectives, ethical dilemmas, and reality versus expectations.

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  • These themes highlight the complex internal experiences of students nearing graduation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Findings provide insights for educators and clinicians to better understand and support nursing students.
    • Strategies can be developed to ease the transition from student to registered nurse (RN).